Slandering the Jew : Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts.
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- computer
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- 9780812208245
- 261.2/609015
- BR195.S48D73 2013
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Making of Carnal Israel: Paul, Barnabas, Justin -- 2 Origen Reads Jewishness -- 3 Sexual/Textual Corruption: Early Christian Interpretations of Susanna and the Elders -- 4 "A Synagogue of Malakoi and Pornai": John Chrysostom's Sermons against the Jews -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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